Opinion Pieces
Reform must be top New Year resolution in Canberra
January 06, 2025
This piece was originally featured in the AFR - view here. We cannot afford a repeat of the last election where the major parties said don’t worry, we won’t change...
Read MoreWhy dwindling productivity is a big deal for superannuation
September 18, 2024
This piece was originally featured in the AFR - view here. Despite having one of the largest pension schemes in the world, the start-ups that can that drive productivity aren’t...
Read MoreMigration is our ‘special sauce’, so let’s be rational about it
June 05, 2024
This piece was originally featured in the AFR - view here. We should be honest about failed housing policy, thoughtful about changing the international student mix, and not shunt blame...
Read MoreAdditional Comments on Inquiry into promoting economic dynamism, competition and business formation
June 04, 2024
Comments from Ms Allegra Spender MP Introduction A dynamic economy is one where every Australian can fulfil their potential; where life is rich with opportunity; where our society is diverse,...
Read MoreGovernment needs to remove the barriers to business dynamism
April 09, 2024
Government needs to remove the barriers to business dynamism Industrial relations and overbearing regulators are making life harder for Australian businesses, but it doesn’t need to be that way. Allegra...
Read MoreThe ‘motherhood penalty’
March 14, 2024
Allegra Spender: Of all the issues facing women, it’s the ‘motherhood penalty’ that really boils my blood. When I look at statistics on women’s economic empowerment, the one which...
Read MoreLabor’s sledgehammer on the workers
November 14, 2023
Labor’s sledgehammer on the workers Allegra Spender Member for Wentworth The Reserve Bank has now hiked rates 13 times in 18 months, which means a family with a typical mortgage is...
Read MoreEnergy ministers must prioritise renters
November 05, 2023
Allegra Spender, MP, wants energy efficiency and electrification for renters on the agenda of the next Energy Ministers meeting. The impasse over the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) earlier this...
Read MoreTo get our economy on track, we need both tax and spending reform
September 18, 2023
To get our economy on track, we need both tax and spending reform Judith Sloan does many a disservice when she dismisses calls for tax reform as “code for higher...
Read MoreOpinion: Tax reform too important to be hostage to party politics.
September 04, 2023
Tax reform too important to be hostage to party politics That’s why I have set up a process, where economists, business leaders, unions, social and environmental leaders can come together...
Read MoreA year on, the teal wave has been rebutting oppositional politics
May 24, 2023
Allegra Spender and Kate Chaney, The AFR A year on, the teal wave has been rebutting oppositional politics The politics, the processes and even the layout of parliament itself do not...
Read MoreTax policy has become politicised and toxic, says Allegra Spender
April 28, 2023
Allegra Spender, The Australian: Tax Reform - Tax policy has become politicised and toxic, says Allegra Spender When people talk to me in Wentworth about what is important to them, long-term...
Read MoreFamilies need one stop shop, and budget support, to kick fossil fuels out of home
March 17, 2023
Allegra Spender, Renew Economy: Clean Energy News and Analysis - Families need one stop shop, and budget support, to kick fossil fuels out of home Earlier this week, families across...
Read MoreMissed chance for real tax reform
March 02, 2023
Allegra Spender, The Financial Review - Missed chance for real tax reform Super cap changes Tinkering with the concessions is no substitute for the taxation system review that we need. And...
Read MoreWhy business is losing faith in the government
February 06, 2023
Allegra Spender, The Financial Review - The government is understandably focused on implementing its agenda, but it needs to listen to business as part of that process. I welcome Jim...
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